Pomona College Top Questions

That we're elitist.

Pomona students are supposed to be stuck-up and rich. To some degree this is true, but I'd argue that it is a very vocal minority of idiots who create this reputation; most Pomona students are friendly, outgoing, and down-to-earth.

There are stereotypes associated with each of the five Claremont Colleges, but the stereotype about Pomona students are that they are pretentious.

It's really hard to peg the typical Pomona student. There are jocks, nerds, jocky nerds, hippies, band geeks, artists, hardcore investors and everything in between, but just about everyone falls into more than one category. We're also pretty laid back...you're more likely to see Pomona students out playing volleyball than in the library. Somehow, we still get our work done.

Outside stereotypes tend to be along the lines that we are cocky and stuck up about our ranking but that we also tend to be potheads. Another stereotype is that we have a lot of very book smart people but that Pomona students tend to be less logical or street smart.

Highly motivated driven students who want to change the world. At the same time Pomona students are quite modest on the whole and don't really care whether or not they are "better" than you or not.

It's a school full of alcoholics and really smart people

Elitist.

Some stereotypes are that we are conceded about our intelligence. Another is the overly liberal standpoint of the student body and the school as a whole.

That we're pretentious and elitist